The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-05-14

plat Of the road; and all persons
through whose lands said road may be
laid ont, not objecting to the road,
shall sign consent in writing to be
endorsed on said reportin hepresence
Of the jury of freeholders, consent.
ing to the location Of the road as
| laid out and accepting the amount
Of damages allowed them in salts
faction for the appropriation Of the
right Of way; any person refusing
to sign such consent shall he re-
ported in said report with the
reasons, if any, which he may give for
refusing consent; and return the same
within the time specified, to the
clerk of the Police Jury, at the next
meeting thereafter, for their adoption
or rejection, when deemed necessary
by the Police Jury. !
WHAT ARE PUBLIC ROADS.
SEC. 4. Be it ordained, etc. That
all roads so laid out and adopted
Ivy the Police Jury, shall not be
closed, obslructed o. changed with
out the consent and approval of the
Police Jury. That all damages as
sessed by jury of frceholders to
any Individual through whose land
the said road may run, shall be
deemed parish charge and paid
out of the funds thereof. on the
usual warrant; provided, however,
that nothing in this or the preceding
article shall be so construed as to
give a right to any individual to
claim damages for the laying out of
I, a road along the front of his land
according to the former customs
existing in this State, or to claim
damages for any change made in an
existing road, when such change is
made at the instance. or for the use
or benefit of such individual.
APPEAL FROM ROAD JURY.
Sec. 5. Be it ordained, etc, That
whenever any individual through
whose land a road is laid out as
aforesaid. may be dissatisfied with
| the decision of the jury of freehold
: ers laying out the same, either as to
! the course the same is to take, or
!, the damages to him assessed agree
: ably to this ordinance, he may have
i an appeal to the district court OF
; this parish; provided he prosecutes
! the same at the next session OF the
= said court, ensuing the date of the
/ laving out of the said road, or the
l assessment of said damages. The
r district court is hy law authorized
e to take cognizance of the said ap
S peals and decide thereon, and nc
e appeal shall be set aside for want oI
S form in bringing the same before the
e court, and the district judge may
5 issue injnnctions to stay proceeding;
a on said cases when he may think the
L case may require the same.
e ROADS, HOW MADE.
. SEC. 6. Be it ordained, ETC., Tha
y all public roads shall be at leas
forty feet wide, and when to th
y overseers of the roads it may b'
u deemed expedient to make or repai
} causeways on the SAID roads, the.
. shall be at least fourteen feet wild
- at the top, and the earth neccssar,
:, to raise or cover such causcway
u shall be taken from each side 0
= = the same, and the overseers OF th
I" public roads are hereby directed t
have completely cut and cleaned al
y y stumps for the width Of sixteen fee
= y in the center Of the highways nndc
y their care, and all bridges hereafte
: directed to be made shall be at lcas
y twelve feet wide. And all publ
= :. roads, bridges and causeways shal
- !, be made smooth, convenient an
~ safe, and the materials used in ih
construction Or repairing OF a.
bridges or causeways shall bc a
'e durab!e as can be procured, and c
Is sufficient size and strength for tn
~ purpose intended.
ie PRIVATE DITCHEs, HOW TO KEEP III
le SEC. I. Be it ordained, etc., ih2
ev when with the consent OF the owe
ID seer of the road in any district,
10 ditch or drain shall be wldene'
ID opened or made across any publ
10 road. by any person for the servlt